Seal.



I. A. BAEUERLE.

SEAL.

ABPLIOATION FILED JAN. 26, 1906.

931,670. Eimtexited Aug. 17,1909.

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Witgesses:

V "UNITED srarns PATENT JEROME A. BAEUE LE, or KALAMAZOO, MIOHIGAMASSIGNOR or ONE-meme, otiviiii LA GRONE, or KALAMAZOO, ilncHIGAN; 1

- To all whomtt may concern: Be ithnown that I, JnRoMn BAEUERLE,. ,a citizen of the United States, residing at r Kalaniazoo, inthe county ofKalamazoo and State of lllichigan, have invented certain new and .juseful Improvements in Sealsfof vwhich the following is'a specification.

-Th1s invention relates/to improvements in' seals:

seals such as are generally designated as car seals, although it is adapted for use in other rrelat'ions.

The objects of thisfinvention are, first, to provide an improved sealwh ch is very simple and economical in structure andfiat the same time very secure. Second, to provide 7 c an improved seal made of one pieceof metal.

' ed out in the claim.

' Fig. a detail plan of the'blanl: of my ini- The invention is, clearly defined and point- A structure'embodying the features of- ,invention is clearly illustratedin the acconi panving drawing, formingapart of this specification, in whichi Figure 1 is a detail elevation showin 1n improved seal in position upon afcar door.

proved seal. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail, partially inlongitudnial sect1on,-0'n a line corresponding to' line 3 3 of Fig; 4. '7 Fig. 4'.

isa detail plan with the top portion of the seal body broken away to show structural details. Fig. 5 is a cross-section taken on a line corresponding' to line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

In the drawing similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral ,vie ws, and the sectional vieivs are taken looking in the direction 'of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines,

, Referring to the drawing, A A represent I the doors of a car, a a hasp, and a a staple. The hasp is. secured to one door and the st-aple'to the other. The strap portion B of my improved seal is shown in Fig. 1 arranged through'the staple a. On one end of the strap is a head consisting of a casing having a catch inclosed therein arranged to autorr'mheally engage the fre end B7 of Specification of Letters Patent;

the strap avhen the -saineis inserted It relates particularly to improvements in 7 gaging portion b casing.

TIlhe top plate or wall B' di casing -i s real sing, 1 .Ap plic ation filed January26, 1906. Seri a1No .298,029..

provided with side walls 6 which are folded downwardly over the upturnedsidejwalls lg of the bottom. plate B"-. The botto111 -wal-l,

which is formed in one piece with the top j;

wall, is folded under the same, as clearly appears --in Fig- This bottom-wall 'or plate is a plane surface. :The edges oft-he side I wallsof the top plate are-folded or clamped I v over the bottomplate, thereby securing the i parts together and forming a casing, open only at its innenend for the reception of the free end'B of the strap B. e 1

On'fthe end of" the bottom plate 13- is a icatchfmember B having a tongue-like en The catch member is foldedinwardly upon the bottom-plate so that a is inclgosegl by the casing. The -enj gaging portion: b'Q iof the catch is arranged so that, it extends upwardly and rearwardly across the casing and projects intothecentral chamber b, preferably formed bypunclv ing up 'aportion of the top wall B of the casingJ-I (See Fig; When thus arvranged, when the free end ofthe-strap-is inserted into'the-head creasing the engaging portion b of the-"catch snaps through the.

, hole 12" in the strap,"thereby automatically locking-the strap so that it cannot be ,withdrawn. It is evident froni an inspectionof the drawing, that after the strap has" been engaged by the oath it cannot be'disen-f gaged without destroying the seal.

' It will be 'noted that in inserting the end 3 of the strap into the casing it will have a flat surface to travel over, and that the tongue 13 will .be deflected downwardly against a fiat surface, enabling the structure to slip togetherv very; easily, when, owing to the fact that the tongue .is inserted by the plane surface underneath, it will slip into position in the depression or chamber 1) in the upper wall. As the parts thuswork'together very snugly and smoothly',1t Wlll be iinpossible to insert anything into the aperture in additionto' the end of the strap, and

as the tongue is supported by the flat surface the slightest bend prevents any accidental displacement thereof from the insertion of the tongue-,and as a consequence, the device 1s very effective without danger of a breakage of parts acidentally and will shogl ina-rks' upon it if there has any attempt to tamper with it because the metal is not heavy and would'vvery readily bend, and 1t would be impossible after such bending to l putjthe same in the original form. a v The form of blank for my im roved seal referred by me is shown in. 'g. 2. In

orming this blank there is very little waste 'material, and the operations; necessary to 3.5 0

form the seal therefrom are very simple. a.

M'y'improved sealis very'secure and is heat and attractive in appearance. .It has capable of considerable variation in structural details without departing from my invention. a d Having thus described my invention, what- I claimas new and desireto secure ters. Patent," is

by-Let- 1A seal comprising a strap with a straig htflat free end having a hole therethrough; a head formed integral with said'strap, said head consisting of atop plate or wall on the end of said strap with acentrally-located nd described my im-f recejss therein at a distance-from the end; a. bottom-plate orwall connected-to the end of and folded i'earwardly under said top plate;

said bottom plate presenting a plane inner surface and having upturned edges orside walls, and\ said top plate presenting a'substa-ntially plane surface-in opposition to' said bottom surface' and in proximity there-- to except'the central recess in said topplate, and'having downturned edges or side walls folded or clamped undersaid' bottom plate; and a fastenermeinber'connected to the end of saidrbottom plate 'and'foldedinwardly upon the same said fastener member having an upwardly and .rearwardly projecting tongue engaging portion'extending into the {cavity inlsaid top plate and arranged to engage the hole of the said free end of said strap,- the said top and bottom plate and fastener member being spaced to closely en gage 'said'strap end'except at said recess, as

specified. L k p a In'witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand an'd seal in-the presence of two wit nes JEROME A. BAEUERLE; [1,. -s.] Vitnesses:

OTIS" A. EARL, AMELIA J. ALBER.v 

